Guidance for Securing Microsoft Windows XP Systems for IT Professionals: A NIST Security Configuration Checklist
[Superseded by SP 800-68 Rev. 1 (October 2008): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=914530 ] NIST Special Publication 800-68 has been created to assist IT professionals, in particularly Windows XP system administrators and
The New FISMA Standards and GuidelinesChanging the Dynamic of Information Security for the Federal Government
The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002 places significant requirements on federal agencies for the protection of information and information systems; and places significant requirements on the National Institute of Standards and
Handovers and Interference Mitigation in Healthcare Environments
In this article, we consider candidate wireless technologies such as IEEE 802.11b, and IEEE 802.15.4 that can support medical and healthcare informatics applications. The main questions that we try to answer are: (1) is there any potential for significant
Codes for the Identification of Federal and Federally Assisted Organizations Version 1.0 (NIST SP 800-87 v1.0)
[Superseded by SP 800-87 v1.0(January 2005): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=150589 ] The Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-12 called for new standards to be adopted governing the interoperable use of identity
Static vs. Dynamic Regenerator Directionality Assignment in OXC Switches: Network Simulation and Performance
Agile all optical cross-connect (OXC) switches currently use an architecture in which regenerators and transceivers have pre-assigned and fixed directionality. However, technology is evolving to enable new OXC architectures in which the directionality of
Novel Fabrication of Micromechanical Oscillators With Nanoscale Sensitivity at Room Temperature
In this paper, we report on the design, fabrication, and implementation of ultrasensitive micromechanical oscillators. Our ultrathin single-crystal silicon cantilevers with integrated magnetic structures are the first of their kind: They are fabricated
High Speed Fiber-Based Quantum Key Distribution using Polarization Encoding
We have implemented a quantum key distribution (QKD) system with polarization encoding at 850 nm over 1 km of optical fiber. The high-speed management of the bit-stream, generation of random numbers and processing of the sifting algorithm are all handled
We propose the creation of a wireless storage area network (SAN) and analyze its benefits. The proposed wireless SAN (WSAN) consists of a SAN switch that is connected to multiple wireless access points (APs) that communicate with the storage devices. This
Unsupervised Anomaly Detection System Using Next-Generation Router Architecture
Unlike many intrusion detection systems that rely mostly on labeled training data, we propose a novel technique for anomaly detection based on unsupervised learning and we apply it to counter denial-of-service attacks. Initial simulation results suggest
Strategic Directions in Information and Knowledge Management
We examine the performance of multimodal biometric authentication systems using state-of-the-art Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) fingerprint and face biometric systems on a population approaching 1,000 individuals. Majority of prior studies of multimodal
Static vs. Dynamic Regenerator Directionality Assignment in OCX Switches: Network Simulation and Performance
We have implemented a quantum key distribution (QKD) system with polarization encoding at 850 nm over 1 km of optical fiber. The high-speed management of the bit-stream, generation of random numbers and processing of the sifting algorithm are all handled
Soft Decision Metrics for Turbo-Coded FH M-FSK Ad Hoc Packet Radio Networks
This paper addresses turbo-coded non-coherent FH M-FSK ad hoc networks with a Poisson distribution of interferers where multiple access interference can be modeled as symmetric a-stable (SaS) noise and a is inversely proportional to the path loss exponent
Sensor Location through Linear Programming with Triangle Inequality Constraints
Interest in dense sensor networks due to falling price and reduced size has motivated research in sensor location in recent years. While many algorithms can be found in literature, no benchmark exists and most papers fail to compare their results to other
The Role of Engineering Statistics in a Reference Benchmark Approach to Verification and Validation of Multi-Physics Simulations of High-Consequence Engineering Systems
We begin this expository essay by reviewing with examples what a typical engineer already knows about statistics. We then consider a central question in engineering decision making, i.e., given a computer simulation of high-consequence systems, how do we
RFID-Assisted Localization and Communications for First Responders
We have implemented a quantum key distribution (QKD) system with polarization encoding at 850 nm over 1 km of optical fiber. The high-speed management of the bit-stream, generation of random numbers and processing of the sifting algorithm are all handled
We have implemented a quantum key distribution (QKD) system with polarization encoding at 850 nm over 1 km of optical fiber. The high-speed management of the bit-stream, generation of random numbers and processing of the sifting algorithm are all handled
Resource Planning and Bandwidth Allocation in Hybrid Fiber-Coax Residential Networks
We have implemented a quantum key distribution (QKD) system with polarization encoding at 850 nm over 1 km of optical fiber. The high-speed management of the bit-stream, generation of random numbers and processing of the sifting algorithm are all handled
We have implemented a quantum key distribution (QKD) system with polarization encoding at 850 nm over 1 km of optical fiber. The high-speed management of the bit-stream, generation of random numbers and processing of the sifting algorithm are all handled
Protection Switching for Optical Bursts Using Segmentation and Deflection Routing
Burst segmentation in OBS networks can significantly reduce the amount of data that is lost due to contention events by dropping or deflecting only the portion of a burst that overlaps another contending burst. In this letter, we demonstrate how
Performance Comparison of Agile Optical Network Architectures with Static vs. Dynamic Regenerator Assignment
We examine the performance of multimodal biometric authentication systems using state-of-the-art Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) fingerprint and face biometric systems on a population approaching 1,000 individuals. Majority of prior studies of multimodal
Performance Characterization of Decentralized Algorithms for Replica Selection in Distributed Object Systems
Designers of distributed software systems often rely on server replicas for increased robustness, scalability, and performance. Replicated server architectures require some technique to select a target replica for each client transaction. In this paper, we
Performance Analysis of Low Rate Wireless Technologies for Medical Applications
We have implemented a quantum key distribution (QKD) system with polarization encoding at 850 nm over 1 km of optical fiber. The high-speed management of the bit-stream, generation of random numbers and processing of the sifting algorithm are all handled
A challenge for search systems is to detect not only when an item is relevant to the user's information need, but also when it contains something new which the user has not seen before. In the TREC novelty track, the task was to highlight sentences
A Model-Based Analysis of First-Generation Service Discovery Systems
Future commercial software systems will be based on distributed service-oriented architectures in which applications are composed dynamically from remote components. A key part of service-oriented computing is the ability for clients to discover remote
The Mobicents Open SLEE Platform: Architecture, Implementation, and Programming
We examine the performance of multimodal biometric authentication systems using state-of-the-art Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) fingerprint and face biometric systems on a population approaching 1,000 individuals. Majority of prior studies of multimodal